Mike Sherman

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Mike Sherman

Sherman in 2003
Personal information
Born:	(1954-12-19)December 19, 1954 Norwood, Massachusetts,U.S.
Career information
High school:	Algonquin Regional(Northborough, Massachusetts)
College:	Central Connecticut(1974–1977)
Undrafted:	1978
Career history
As a coach:
Stamford HS (CT)(1978) Head coach Worcester Academy (MA)(1979–1980) Head coach Pittsburgh(1981–1982) Graduate assistant Tulane(1983–1984) Offensive line coach Holy Cross(1985–1987) Offensive line coach Holy Cross (1988) Offensive coordinator Texas A&M(1989–1993) Offensive line coach UCLA(1994) Offensive line coach Texas A&M (1995–1996) Offensive line coach Green Bay Packers(1997–1998) Tight ends coach Seattle Seahawks(1999) Offensive coordinator Green Bay Packers (2000–2005) Head coach Houston Texans(2006) Assistant head coach Houston Texans (2007) Offensive coordinator Texas A&M (2008–2011) Head coach Miami Dolphins(2012–2013) Offensive coordinator Nauset Regional HS (MA)(2015–2016) Head coach Montreal Alouettes(2018) Head coach
As an executive:
Green Bay Packers(2001–2004) General manager
Head coaching record
Regular season:	NFL: 57–39 (.594) NCAA: 25–25 (.500) CFL: 5–13 (.278)
Postseason:	NFL: 2–4 (.333) Bowl games: 0–2 (.000) CFL: 0–0 (–)
Career:	NFL: 59–43 (.578) NCAA: 25–27 (.481) CFL: 5–13 (.278)
RecordatPro Football Reference

Michael Francis Sherman(born December 19, 1954) is an Americangridiron footballcoach and former player who most recently was the head coach of theMontreal Alouettesof theCanadian Football League(CFL). He was the head coach of theGreen Bay Packersof theNational Football League(NFL) from 2000 to 2005. Sherman led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 to 2004 and threedivisionaltitles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, but never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs.He was also the head football coach atTexas A&M Universityfrom 2008 to 2011. He has also been a coach in the NFL for theSeattle Seahawks,Houston TexansandMiami Dolphins.Before he started coaching in the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at five different colleges, including Texas A&M, where he coached theoffensive linefor seven seasons. He is one of only a few coaches that has been a head coach at the high school, college, CFL and NFL level.

Early life and family

Sherman was born in 1954 inNorwood,Massachusetts.Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Sherman spent his life inHyde Park, Massachusetts,the southernmost neighborhood inBoston.He lived there with his parents, Claire and Frank Sherman, his two sisters, and his two brothers. His extended family members, who lived nearby, were devoutGreen Bay Packersfans and have dutifully followed Sherman's career. Sherman was also raised inNorthborough,Massachusetts,where he attendedAlgonquin Regional High School,playing for thefootballteam.

Sherman earned a scholarship to play atCentral Connecticut State University,where he playeddefensive endandoffensive tackle.He majored inEnglish.Though he was considered to be an average player with limited abilities in college, he was noted for his strong commitment. Right after college, Sherman became an English teacher and an assistant football coach, serving atStamford High Schoolin Connecticut in 1978 and atWorcester Academyin Massachusetts from 1979 to 1980.

Sherman's father worked for a pipe company in New England and retired in 1991. Both his parents lived on Cape Cod. Sherman has been married to his wife Karen since 1982, and the couple have five children together (Sarah, Emily, Matthew, Benjamin and Selena). Sherman is the father-in-law ofCincinnati Bengalshead coachZac Taylor,who is married to his oldest daughter.

Sherman and his family reside onCape Cod.A former reading and special education teacher, Karen is a very active member of the West Dennis Library Board of Trustees.

Coaching career

Early career

Sherman started his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at theUniversity of Pittsburgh,where he was part ofJackie Sherrill's staff from 1981 to 1982.While at Pittsburgh, Sherman wasn't able to afford an apartment; instead, he slept on acotinPitt Stadium.After his stay at Pittsburgh, Sherman then coached theoffensive lineatTulanefrom 1983 to 1984, and later moved toHoly Cross,where he coached the offensive line from 1985 to 1987 before becoming theoffensive coordinatorfor the 1988 season.

From 1989 to 1993, Sherman coached theTexas A&Moffensive line. During the 1992–93 season, he met retired head coachGary Kubiak,who had coached the A&Mrunning backs.In 1994, Sherman left Texas A&M to coach theUCLAoffensive line, which included formerBaltimore Ravenspro bowlerJonathan Ogden.Sherman later returned to Texas A&M to coach the offensive line again for the 1995–96 seasons. Under Sherman, the Aggie offense averaged over 400 yards of total offense four times in his seven seasons at A&M. The 1990 Aggie team set a school record of 471.1 yards per game. Sherman also helped the Aggies to win threeSouthwest Conferencechampionships consecutively from 1991 to 1993. Additionally, he recruitedLeeland McElroy,who would become one of the Aggies' top 10 all-time leadingrunning backs.

On December 20, 1996, A&M head coachR. C. Slocumpromoted Sherman to offensive coordinator to replace dismissedSteve Ensminger.Months later, Sherman resigned to start hisprofessionalcoaching career as the assistant offensive line andtight ends coachfor theGreen Bay Packers.When asked by a reporter why he chose to accept the Green Bay job, Sherman responded: "There is absolutely no other college job I would have left Texas A&M for and only one professional job that I've ever had any interest in and that being the Green Bay Packers. I've enjoyed the small-town atmosphere of College Station for my family, and Green Bay offers that same atmosphere. If the truth be told, there is not a whole lot of difference between an `Aggie' and a `Cheesehead."He served the position for the 1997–98 seasons. After Packers head coachMike Holmgrenresigned to accept theSeattle Seahawkshead coach position, Holmgren hired Sherman to become the offensive coordinator for the 1999 season.

Green Bay Packers

In 2000, Sherman became the head coach of theGreen Bay Packers.He led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 to 2004. From 2002 to 2004, he led the Packers to three consecutiveNFC NorthDivision titles. From 2000 to 2004, he compiled a 53–27 record, and a.663 winning percentage, which was the second highest in Packers history, trailing that ofVince Lombardi's, who is one of the most successful coaches in the history of football. Additionally, Green Bay and thePhiladelphia Eagleswere the only two teams to make the playoffs for four consecutive seasons from 2001 to 2004.

An offensive-minded coach, Sherman led the Packers to break franchise records for rushing in 2003 and passing in 2004. In 2003, PackersquarterbackBrett Favreled the NFL in touchdown passes, in addition to setting a franchise record for rushing yardage. The 2003 team also gained a total of 442 points, which is the fourth most in franchise history (560 in 2011, 461 in 2009, 456 in 1996, when the team won theSuper Bowl).

Despite receiving a contract extension earlier in the 2005 season, Sherman was fired by the Packers on January 2, 2006, after compiling a 4–12 record — Green Bay's first losing record since the1991 season(it was also Sherman's only losing season during his Packers tenure). The Packers had lostpro bowlersJavon Walker,Bubba FranksandAhman Greentoinjured reserveearly in the season.

In his six-year head coaching career with the Packers from 2000 to 2005, Sherman compiled a 57–39 regular season record and a 2–4 postseason record. Sherman used theWest Coast offenseat Green Bay.

General manager

Sherman succeededRon Wolfasgeneral manager(GM) of the Packers in 2001, taking on the dual role of head coach and general manager. Although the promotion of Sherman to GM was made prior to the2001 NFL draft,Wolf handled the draft duty in 2001. Sherman brought in three of the core players that were on the Packers 2010 roster. He draftedNick Barnett,Scott Wells,and acquired Cullen Jenkins as a rookie free agent after the 2003 draft.

Sherman's first solo draft pick as GM and in charge of the draft wasJavon Walkerin 2002, who made thePro Bowlin 2004, and was traded to the Denver Broncos in 2006.

In 2005 the Packers hiredTed Thompsonfrom theSeattle Seahawksto take over Sherman's general manager duties, although Sherman remained the Packers' head coach for one more season.

Houston Texans

TheHouston Texanshired Sherman as the assistant head coach/offense coach on February 15, 2006. On January 17, 2007, he was promoted to offensive coordinator following the departure ofTroy Calhoun,who left the Texans to take the head coaching job atAir Force,and Sherman retained his role as assistant head coach. In the2006 season,the Texans'regular seasonoffenseranked 28th out of 32 NFL teams.In the2007 season,Sherman's first year as the offensive coordinator, the Texans' regular season offense improved to a ranking of 14.

The Texans finished the 2006 season with a 6–10 record. In 2007, they finished with an 8–8 record.

Texas A&M Aggies

See also:Texas A&M Aggies football under Mike Sherman

Sherman became the head coach of theTexas A&M football teamin November 2007.He signed a seven-year contract that at the time paid him $1.8 million annually.Sherman abandoned thezone readoption offense run by former A&M coachDennis Franchione,and installed apro-style offensesimilar to those used in the NFL.He uses a balanced offense run primarily out of pro-style formations.

After two straight losing seasons, the Aggies started the 2010 season 3–3 but won their final six games to finish 9–3 and earn a share of the Big 12 South Division title.After the 2010 season, he signed a contract extension through the 2015 season. His salary was raised to $2.2 million.

In 2011, the Aggies began as a top 10 ranked team, but fell out of the polls after losing four games, three of which had double-digit half-time leads. Three of those four losses were to teams later ranked among the top ten in the nation. On November 19, 2011, the Aggies defeated Kansas by a score of 61–7 and became bowl-eligible for a third straight season. Five days later, on November 24, 2011, they would lose at home to the University of Texas 27–25 on a last-second field goal, in what would likely be the last game of the rivalry. It was the Aggies' sixth loss of the season, and the fifth in which they held a second-half lead of two or more scores.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins hired Sherman as offensive coordinator on January 27, 2012.

On April 27, 2012, the Dolphins draftedRyan Tannehillwith the 8th overall pick. Sherman coached Tannehill at Texas A&M and was instrumental in the decision-making leading to the Dolphins selecting Tannehill.

Nauset Regional High School

In May 2015,Nauset Regional High Schoolannounced Sherman would take over as head football coach following the resignation of coach Keith Kenyon, who became the new assistant principal.After compiling a 4–18 record over two seasons, Sherman resigned in May 2017.

Your Call Football

In November 2017, it was announced that Sherman had joinedYour Call Football,a new platform in which fans call plays in real-time in real, live games.Prior to the season, Sherman was hired by theCFL'sMontreal Alouettes.He would still serve as the head coach during Your Call Football's inaugural season.

Montreal Alouettes

On December 20, 2017, Sherman was hired by theMontreal Alouettesas head coach. During the2018 CFL season,Sherman, along withJune JonesandMarc Trestmanhad the distinction of having both CFL and NFL head coaching experience to coach in the same season.He finished with a 5–13 record in his first full season with the Alouettes.

On June 8, 2019, shortly before the start of the regular season and a week after the Alouettes ownership surrendered the franchise back to the CFL, the Alouettes released an ambiguously worded statement claiming that they and Sherman had "agreed to part ways."

Head coaching record

NFL

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
GB	2000	9	7	0	.563	3rd in NFC Central	–	–	–	–
GB	2001	12	4	0	.750	2nd in NFC Central	1	1	.500	Lost toSt. Louis RamsinNFC Divisional Game
GB	2002	12	4	0	.750	1st in NFC North	0	1	.000	Lost toAtlanta FalconsinNFC Wild Card Game
GB	2003	10	6	0	.625	1st in NFC North	1	1	.500	Lost toPhiladelphia EaglesinNFC Divisional Game
GB	2004	10	6	0	.625	1st in NFC North	0	1	.000	Lost toMinnesota VikingsinNFC Wild Card Game
GB	2005	4	12	0	.250	4th in NFC North	–	–	–	–
Total		57	39	0	.594

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Texas A&M Aggies(Big 12 Conference)(2008–2011)
2008	Texas A&M	4–8	2–6	T–5th(South)
2009	Texas A&M	6–7	3–5	5th(South)	LIndependence
2010	Texas A&M	9–4	6–2	T–1st(South)	LCotton	21	19
2011	Texas A&M	6–6	4–5	T–6th
Texas A&M:		25–25	15–18
Total:		25–25
National championshipConference titleConference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from finalCoaches Poll. °Rankings from finalAP Poll.

High school

Year	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Win %	Ref
2015	Nauset Regional High School	1	10	0	.091
2016	Nauset Regional High School	3	8	0	.278

CFL

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Result
MTL	2018	5	13	0	.278	3rd in East	–	–	Missed playoffs
Total		5	13	0	.278	0 Division Championships	0	0	0 Grey Cups

References

• Zwerneman, Brent (November 26, 2007)."A&M names Sherman coach".San Antonio Express-News.Archived fromthe originalon February 16, 2008.RetrievedNovember 26,2007.
• "Sherman Named Head Coach at Texas A&M"(Press release). Texas A&M Athletic Department. November 26, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon November 28, 2007.RetrievedNovember 26,2007.

External links

• Texas A&M profile